"Said the angel: “It is an individual work to be right with God.” The work is between God and our own souls. But when persons have so much care of others’ faults, they take no care of themselves. These notional, faultfinding ones would often cure themselves of the habit if they would go directly to the individual they think is wrong. It would be so crossing that they would give up their notions rather than go. But it is easy to let the tongue run freely about this one or that one when the accused is not present. 1T 145.2"
"Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye."
Both passages directly address the issue of focusing on others' faults while neglecting one's own. EGW's statement about people taking no care of themselves when they are focused on others' faults is a clear echo of Jesus' teaching about the mote and the beam.
"But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another."
Both passages emphasize the importance of self-examination and focusing on one's own spiritual condition. EGW speaks of the individual work of being right with God, while Paul encourages each person to prove their own work and find rejoicing in themselves, not in comparison to others. The principle of individual accountability and self-assessment is central to both.
"Some think it is wrong to try to observe order in the worship of God. But I have seen that it is not dangerous to observe order in the church of God. I have seen that confusion is displeasing to the Lord, and that there should be order in praying and also in singing. We should not come to the house of God to pray for our families unless deep feeling shall lead us while the Spirit of God is convicting them. Generally, the proper place to pray for our families is at the family altar. When the subjects of our prayers are at a distance, the closet is the proper place to plead with God for them. When in the house of God, we should pray for a present blessing and should expect God to hear and answer our prayers. Such meetings will be lively and interesting. 1T 145.3"
"Let all things be done decently and in order."
EGW's statement about order in worship directly reflects the principle in 1 Corinthians 14:40 that all things should be done decently and in order.
"But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."
EGW directly echoes the principle of private prayer in a closet, as described in Matthew 6:6, while also expanding on appropriate contexts for different types of prayer.
"What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also."
Both passages discuss praying and singing with understanding. EGW's statement about order in praying and singing aligns with Paul's emphasis on understanding in worship.